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Idaho City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Idaho City took in $755 thousand and spent $709 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)67%State tax money18%City taxes15%Fines and other0.5%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

67%

of Idaho City's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes15%

Property tax
13%$100 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$503 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$312 thousand
  • Sewer$184 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
18%$137 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$3 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities72%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking6.6%Running the government and other costs1.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

72%

of Idaho City's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
72%$513 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$339 thousand
  • Sewer systems$174 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$135 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$135 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.6%$47 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$47 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.7%$12 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Idaho City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Idaho City itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.